Handle member for razor blades



1931- v A. w. ERICSSONI 1,827,509

HANDLE MEMBER FOR RAZOR BLADES Filed Jan. 21. 1930 v INVENTOR.

Patented Oct. 13, 1931 ARTHUR W. ERICSSON, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK HANDLE MEMBER FOR RAZOR BLADES Application filed January 21, 1930. Serial No. 422,253.

This invention relates to the'provision of a handle member for supporting blades of various kinds and classes and particularly the different types of razor blades; and the ob- 5. ject of the invention is to provide a handle member of the class described consisting of two similarly formed parts adapted to be arranged one upon the other and coupled together in such manner as to form a'handle portion and a blade supporting jaw portion with means for moving the separate parts of the tool relatively to each other to facilitate the placement of a blade within and between the jaws of the tool; a. further object being to provide a tool of the class specified with means involving a screw in threaded engagement with one of said tool parts but freely movable with respect to the other part for clamping the jaws together and facilitating the separation of said jaws; a further object being to provide tensional means for separating the jaws of the tool when said screw or clamping means is released; and with these and other objects in view, the invention consists in a tool of" the class specified which is simple in construction, eflicient 1n use and which is constructed as hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specificption, of which the accompanying drawings orm' a part, in which the separate parts of my improvement are designated by suitable reference characters in each of the views. and in which 35 Fig. 1 is a'plan view of one form of tool which I employ, illustrating a blade mounted in connectiontherewith.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal, sectional view through the tool shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a section on the line 33 of Fig. 1; and Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 2 but showmg a modification.

v In Figs. 1 to 3 inclusive, I have shown one form of tool consisting of two similar parts 5-541 preferably stamped from sheet metal and fashioned vto form handle members 66a, door members 7-7a, the peripheral edges of the handle members 6-6a aving side walls 8-80 which ab'ut when the se arate mounting of the tool absolutely necessary that the spring 18 be parts are coupled together to form a chamber 9 within the parts of the handle member. The jaw members are preferably pressed outwardlyas seen at 10-10a to form a'recess 11 on the adjacent faces of said jaw members to receive the lar e, back member of single edge razor blades. t will also be understood that double edge blades such as the blade 12 may be. clamped between the jaw member 77a. One side wall of each jaw member 7-7a is provided with a substantially L'-shaped flange 13-13a the flange of one jaw member 00-- operating with the corresponding edge of the other jaw member and the separate parts of the tool are placed one upon the other to retain the jaw members in pro r alinement.

The outer end of each han le member 6-6a has an aperture 1414w which facilitates the in connection with a hook, nail or other support or a supporting ring or loop ma be passed through said apertures as will be apparent. Each handle member of the tool is provided adjacent the jaw member with an aperture 15 -15a, the aperture 15 being plain whereas the aperture 15a is' threaded to receive a clamping screw or member 16 whereby the jaws 7'-7w may be moved toward and from each other in clamping and releasing the blade 12. The screw 16 has a milled head 17 at one'end and after coupling the se rate tool parts together with the screw an placing a coil spring 18 on the screw and within the chamber 9, the free end of the screw is spun as seen at 19 to prevent displacement of. the screw with respect to the too 1 t With the construction shown in Figs 3 inclusive, it will be understood that by rotating the screw 16 to loosen or separate the jaws 7--7a, the spring 18 will aid in this 0 ration and permit the removal of the bla e 12 and the insertion of a new blade or the reversal of said blade to expose the other edge thereof. With this construction, it is not employed as said jaws may be so arated by hand, and furthermore, upon re easing the screw 16, the handle members 6-60 maybe moved relativelyto each other on the screw 7 16, which acts as a pivot in order to separate ,22-22a of the handle members the jaws 7-70. laterally, thus permitting the insertion and removal of a razor 'blade or other tool, and either method of procedure may be followed.

The construction shown in Fig. 4 difiers from that shown in Figs. 1v to 3 inclusive primarily in that the free end of the handle members of the tool are riveted or otherwise secured together. In this construction, the tool consists of handle members 20a., jaw members 21210; similar in all respects to the jaw members 77w, and the side walls are normally separated at the jaw end thereof as seen at 23 by virtue of the attachment of the handle members at the free end thereof by a rivet or eyelet 24: which passes through opposite end portions 25-25a on said handle member. By using an eyelet, the aperture formed will facilitate the mounting of the tool in connection with a hook, nail or other support. In this construction, the handle members have apertures 26-26a: adjacent the jaw members 2121a, the aperture 26a being threaded to receive the screw 27 having the head 28 at one end and the other end being spun over or headed as seen at 29.

If desired, a coil spring 30 may be arranged on the screw between the handle members 20-20% The use of this spring is not essential however, in that the manner of coupling the handle members 20-20a together is such as to normally spring the jaw ends thereof apart as clearly seen in Fig. 2 of the drawing. The jaws 20-21 are moved together to clamp the blade within and between the same by the action of the screw 27.

It will be understood that while I have shown a tool which is adapted primarily for supporting razor blades of various kinds and classes within and between the jaw members thereof to form of the tool a scraper or the like, it will be understood that the jaw members of the tools may be fashioned to receive and support tools of any kind or class, and various other changes in and modifications -of the construction herein shown and described may be made within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit of my invention or sacrificing its advantages.

Havin fully described my invention,

what I c aim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A tool of the class described comprising two substantially similar tool parts, each part comprising an elongated handle member and a crosshead at one end thereof forming a jaw member, said jaw member having an elongated recess on the inner face and terminating short of the side walls thereof, means cooperating with the handle member of each part adjacentthe jaw members for coupling said tool parts together and for clamping a tool within and between said jaw members, said means comprising a screw in threaded engagement with one of said tool parts and a retaining said screw against displacement y from the first named part.

2. A tool of the class described comprising two substantially similar tool parts, each part comprising an elongated handle member and a crosshead at one end thereof forming a jaw member, said jaw member having an elongated recess on the inner face and terminating short of theside walls'thereof, means cooperating with the handle member of each part adjacent the jaw members for coupling said tool parts together and for clamping a tool within and between said jaw members, said means comprising a screw in threaded engagement with one of said tool parts and a head on said screw cooperating with the other tool part, means for t'ensionally separating the jaw members when said screw is operated to release said parts, means for retaining said screw against displacement from the first named part, and means at the free end of said handle members for coupling the same together.

3. A tool of the class described comprising two substantially similar tool comprising an elongated handle member and a crosshead at one end thereof forming a jaw member, said jaw member having an elongated recess on the inner face and terminating short of the side walls thereof, means cooperating with the handle member of each part adjacent the jaw members for coupling said tool parts together and for clamping a tool within and between said jaw members, said gagement withone of said tool parts, a head on said screw cooperating with the other tool part, and each of said jaw members having angularly disposed walls at one end portion thereof cooperating with the companion aw member for alining the same one with the other. I

4. A tool of the class described comprising two substantially similar tool parts, each part parts, each part means comprising a screw in threaded en-' comprising an elongated handle member and engagement with one of said tool parts, a

head on said screw cooperating with the other tool part, each of said jaw members having angularly disposed walls at one end portion thereof cooperating with the companion jaw member for alining the same one with the other, the handle members having camming adjacent surfaces, means for securing the handle members together at the free ends thereof to normally separate the adjacent surfaces of the handle members at the jaw ends thereof, and said screw moving the jaw members together being adapted to place the handle members under tension. In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name this 18th day of December, 1929.

ARTHUR W. ERICSSON. 

